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Develop your understanding of the importance of club and society elections in driving quality in student opportunities Identify ways to improve different elements of the elections process Improve your confidence in technical terminology relating to democratic procedures Reflect on good ideas from other students union

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Before the election: procedures Students union election procedures - useful Use the club/society constitution Make it watertight When will club & society elections take place?

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Before the election: rules to consider Who can be on committee? Leeds University Union: club/soc membership must be at least 70% current Leeds Uni students. Top three committee positions must be current students. Quorum The number of voters required to make the election representative of the membership and therefore valid New members What are the committee positions? Appointment vs. election

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Before the election: people Who is responsible for club & society elections? Vote now!

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Who is responsible for club & society elections? Returning Officer Responsible for the election, ensuring that it is fair How much do you manage your club & society elections? Staff/officer capacity SU priorities Students needs

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Before the election: training Training on how to run elections Training for election candidates How is training delivered? Face to face (individuals, groups/committees) Online Handout (written information)

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Before the election: promotion What do you need to promote? Election rules & procedures Open of nominations Election/AGM date